machine

CEFRA1

/məˈʃiːn/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A device with moving parts that does work.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A vehicle operated mechanically, such as an automobile or an airplane.

Examples

  • My assistant will now demonstrate the machine in action.

  • Someday I will buy a cotton candy machine.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /məˈʃin/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An answering machine or, by extension, voice mail.

  2. A device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect.

  3. A computer.

More examples

In context

  • The brain is just a complicated machine.

  • Game developers assume they're pushing the limits of the machine.

  • He refuses to turn off his Linux machine.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina (“a machine, engine, contrivance, device, stratagem, trick”), from Doric Greek μᾱχᾰνᾱ́ (mākhănā́), cognate with Attic Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ, “a machine, engine, contrivance, device”), from which comes mechanical. Displaced native Old English searu.